Ennahda Movement

The Ennahda Movement is a moderate Islamist political party in Tunisia, founded in 1981. The party was inspired by the Iranian Revolution and the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, but the party was very mild and democratic, opposing the establishment of a theocracy. The party was legalized after the 2011 revolution, and the party dominated the government until 2014. The party lost power after the assassination of two secular politicians and anti-Islamist backlash, and the party decided to form a coalition with Nidaa Tounes, the largest secular political party in the country.